Freelance YouTube Editor — AI Tech Unicorn Project
Freelance YouTube Editor — AI Tech Unicorn Project (w/ MrBeast Director + Producer) Contract | $6K flat per video | Edit kickoff: week of May 18 We’re looking for a freelance YouTube editor to partner on a new series for a leading AI tech company, working closely with a top MrBeast director + producer. This is a high-bar project and a chance to work on something that’s very intentionally built for YouTube performance. What This Project Needs (Read This Carefully) We are explicitly looking for editors who understand retention editing:
- Editing with a clear viewer retention strategy
- Obsessing over the first 90 seconds
- Making it impossible to click away
- Structuring edits around curiosity, payoff, and escalation
You might be a great fit if you…
- Have experience editing YouTube-first content, preferably for multi-million view creator channels
- Have a strong sense of pacing and story
- Think about viewer experience and flow, not just visuals
- Can take a structured concept and make it feel engaging and watchable throughout
- Have worked on challenge-based formats or performance-driven YouTube content
- Are proficient in motion design and graphics
Project details
- Rate: $6,000 flat (per video)
- Edit kickoff: Targeting week of May 18 (may shift slightly with production)
- Opportunity for ongoing work if it’s a strong fit
If this sounds like your kind of project, we’d love to see your work! Apply with:
- A few examples of videos you’ve edited
- Anything that shows your sense of pacing / storytelling